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Chukwuemeka
Chukwuemeka is an Igbo phrase meaning "God has done so much". It is both a surname and a given name. It may be shortened to Emeka and may refer to: * Caleb Chukwuemeka, English footballer * Carney Chukwuemeka, English footballer * Vivian Chukwuemeka, Nigerian shot-putter * Chukwuemeka Chikelu, Nigerian lawyer and politician * Chukwuemeka Ezeife (born 1939), governor of Anambra State, Nigeria from 1992 to 1993 * Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, known as "Reverend King", Nigerian Christian preacher * Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata (born 1979), Nigerian journalist, entrepreneur and public speaker * Chukwuemeka Ike (1931–2020), born Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike, Nigerian writer * Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba (born 1967), Nigerian politician and lawyer * Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (born 1933), secessionist leader of the state of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War * Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, educational establishment named for the above * Chukwuemeka Ujam, Nigerian politician Emeka * Emeka O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carney Chukwuemeka
Carney Chibueze Chukwuemeka (born 20 October 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Chelsea. A product of the Northampton Town and Aston Villa academies, he made his debut for the latter club's first team in 2021, before signing for Chelsea in 2022. Born in Austria to Nigerian parents, he represents England at youth international level. Club career Aston Villa Chukwuemeka joined the Aston Villa academy from the Northampton Town academy in March 2016. He signed his first professional contract with Villa in July 2020. Chukwuemeka made his senior debut for the team on 19 May 2021 in a 2–1 away victory over Tottenham Hotspur, hitting the post within minutes of entering the game. On 23 May 2021, he was named Aston Villa Academy Player of the Season for the 2020–21 season. The following day, Chukwuemeka was part of the Aston Villa U18s squad that won the FA Youth Cup, beating Liverpool U18s 2–1 in the final. Chukwuemeka made his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleb Chukwuemeka
Chigoziem Caleb Chukwuemeka (born 25 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Crawley Town, on loan from Aston Villa. He is a product of the Northampton Town academy and debuted for their senior side in 2020, making 28 appearances that season before a transfer to Aston Villa in August 2021. Career Northampton Town Chukwuemeka started his career at Northampton Town and joined Corby Town on loan in February 2020, where he made three appearances in the league, scoring once. In July 2020 Chukwuemeka spent a month on trial at Kettering Town playing in three friendly matches. He made his senior debut for Northampton Town on 12 September 2020 as a late substitute in a 2–2 draw with AFC Wimbledon, before starting his first match for the club four days later in a 4–0 EFL Cup defeat to Bristol City. He scored his first goal for Northampton in an EFL Trophy tie against Southampton U21s on 6 October 2020, and scored his first league goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chukwuemeka Ike
Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike OFR, NNOM (28 April 1931 – 9 January 2020) was a Nigerian monarch, academic and writer known for a mixture of lampoon, humor and satire. He owed a little bit of his style to his Igbo cultural upbringing. He studied history, English and Religious Studies at the University of Ibadan and earned a master's degree at Stanford University.''Routledge Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English.'' Among many of the first generation of Nigerian writers, he was popular as the author of ''Expo '77'', a critical look at academic examination abuses in West Africa. Ike was a former registrar of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Life and career Early life Ike was born into a royal family in Ndikelionwu in Anambra state. He attended Government College Umuahia for secondary education. He started writing at Umuahia for the school magazine, ''The Umuahian'', and he was also influenced by teachers that included Saburi Biobaku, who had honours i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu Ojukwu (4 November 1933 – 26 November 2011) was a Nigerian military officer, statesman and politician who served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966 and the president of the secessionist Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970, which declared independence from Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War. He was active as a politician from 1983 until his death in 2011 at the age of 78. Early life and education Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu Ojukwu was born on 4 November 1933 at Zungeru in northern Nigeria to Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, an Igbo businessman from present-day Nnewi, Anambra State in south-eastern Nigeria. Sir Louis was in the transport business; he took advantage of the business boom during World War II to become the richest man in Nigeria. He began his educational career in Lagos, southwestern Nigeria. Emeka Ojukwu started his secondary school education at CMS Grammar School, Lagos aged 10 in 1943. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University formerly Anambra State University is a Nigerian tertiary institution located in Uli, a town in Anambra State. History The university was established by law No. 13 of 2000 by the Anambra State Government and has a two-campus structure. The main campus of the university is located at Uli, in the former site of the Ekwenugo Okeke Polytechnic, formally called Anambra State Polytechnic. The second campus is located at Igbariam in the former site of the College of Agriculture. The law establishing the university phased out the State Polytechnic and the university inherited its assets and liabilities. On the other hand, the university law failed to repeal the Edict establishing the College of Agriculture, Igbariam, hence, legally the university and the college existed side by side at the Igbariam Campus site, until 2006 when the government relocated the College of Agriculture to Mgbakwu, about fifteen kilometers away from Igbariam. On 11 Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chukwuemeka Ujam
Chukwuemeka Ujam (born March 6, 1974) is a Nigerian politician, and the elected member representing Nkanu East/West Federal Constituency of Enugu State. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Early life and education Chukwuemeka Ujam was born on 6 March 1974, to the family of Chief & Engr Mrs Nwafor Ujam. He began his secondary education at Federal Government College Enugu, and obtained his Senior School Certificate in 1991. Upon graduation, he proceeded to the University of Nigeria Nsukka for his university education, and obtained a Bachelor's (B.Eng Hons) degree in Electronics Engineering in 1997. He went on to King's College London, from where he obtained a Master's (M.Sc Hons) degree in Enterprise Information Systems in 2001. He then proceeded to the University of Kent , motto_lang = , mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba
Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba (born 20 August 1967) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer. He was the Minister of State for Education of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. from 2019 and resigned on April 28th 2022 after receiving an APC Expression of Interest and Nomination form to aspire for President of Nigeria in 2023 election donated by Project Nigeria Group. He has previously served as the Chairman of TETFund Board of Trustees. Early life and education Nwajiuba was born on 20 August 1967 at Umuezeala Nsu in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area in Imo State, Southeast Nigeria. He completed a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Imo State University. He then joined the University of Lagos and completed Master of Laws(LLM) degree followed by a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law from the University of Jos. He was called to Nigerian bar in 1989. Career Nwajiuba started his career as a managing partner of Ayodeji C. Emeka Ibrahim &Co in 1991. He contested for Imo governorship on the platform of All Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anambra State
Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi State to the north. According to the 2022 census report, there are over 9 million residents in the state. The state name was formed in 1976 from the former East Central State. The state is named after Omambala River, a river that runs through the state. Anambra is the Anglicized name of the Omambala. The State capital is Awka, a rapidly growing city that increased in population from approximately 700,000 to more than 6 million between 2006 and 2020. The city of Onitsha, a historic port city from the pre-colonial era, remains an important centre of commerce within the state. Nicknamed the "Light of the Nation", Anambra State is the eighth most populous state in the nation, although that has seriously been argued against as Onitsha, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biafra
Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a partially recognised secessionist state in West Africa that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 until 1970. Its territory consisted of the predominantly Igbo-populated former Eastern Region of Nigeria. Biafra was established on 30 May 1967 by Igbo military officer and Eastern Region governor C. Odumegwu Ojukwu under his presidency, following a series of ethnic tensions and military coups after Nigerian independence in 1960 that culminated in the 1966 massacres of Igbo people and other Eastern ethnic groups living in northern Nigeria. The military of Nigeria proceeded to invade Biafra shortly after its secession, resulting in the start of the Nigerian Civil War. Biafra was formally recognised by Gabon, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, and Zambia. Other nations, which did not officially recognise Biafra, but provided diplomatic or military support to Biafra, included France, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Israel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Chukwuemeka
Vivian Peters-Chukwuemeka (born 4 May 1975) is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008. She also competes in discus throw and hammer throw, but not on world level. Her personal best throw is 18.43 metres, achieved in April 2003 in Walnut. This is the African record. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Social Work. She received a two-year ban from athletics for a failed drug test at the 2009 Nigerian Championships. Chukwuemeka had an intense stand-off with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. Her "B" sample had several clerical errors, including inconsiste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chukwuemeka Chikelu
Chukwuemeka Chikelu is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who was a National Representative from Anambra State (1999–2003), and then was Minister of Information and National Orientation during the second term of President Olusegun Obasanjo. Background Chikelu earned a B.Sc. in Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Maiduguri and an LLB from the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom before being called to the Nigerian Bar. He founded the Matterson Group, a real estate development company, in 1996. His father Chief Gilbert Chikelu, the Owelle Ichida, worked for Olusegun Obasanjo when he was military head of state. Political career In 1999, Chikelu ran successfully on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform as a representative for the Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunukofia constituency of Anambra State, holding office until May 2003. Obasanjo selected Chikelu as Minister of Information at the start of his second term in 2003, a position in whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Udechuku
Chukwuemeka Udechukwu OA (born 10 July 1979 in Paddington, London) is an English discus thrower. "Emeka" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka" (meaning "''God has done great''"). He was the first British athlete to win a gold medal in the men's discus at the European Under 20 Championships. This also represented Britain's first ever gold medal in the men's discus event at European, Commonwealth, World or Olympic level. His personal best throw is 64.93 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Loughborough. This places him seventh among English discus throwers, behind Perriss Wilkins, Richard Slaney, Glen Smith, Carl Myerscough, Robert Weir and Bill Tancred. - GBR Athletics He is an alumnus of |
